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The generous commitment will support new facilities for the university’s STEM programs, a top priority of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ LEADS Campaign and the university’s strategic plan.

The generous gift from the McMichael Family Foundation, including ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Trustee Mac McMichael P’99, Life Trustee Gail McMichael Lane P’96 GP’23 and Flavel McMichael Godfrey, will support ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s new Innovation Quad, a priority of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ LEADS Campaign.

Nearly a decade in the making, an engineering program that beats with ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's heart for service and problem-solving is growing by leaps and bounds.

Skylar Barthelmes, Matt Foster and Ryan Sienerth were the first to graduate with a B.S. in engineering from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ alumnus and Trustee Dr. William N.P. Herbert ’68 and wife Marsha Herbert, of Charlottesville, Virginia, are among the donors making major gifts to the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ LEADS Campaign to support the university’s planned Innovation Quad.

Overcoming obstacles to her own education, Associate Professor of Engineering Sirena Hargrove-Leak is focused on helping students rise to meet their potential as the director of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's four-year engineering program.

This is part of a series of articles featuring responses by ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ faculty members to questions about the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) submitted by Alamance County community members.

A native of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, Barthelmes is a member of the women's track and field team and has posted a 3.65 grade-point-average as an engineering major with a minor in computer science and mathematics. Borucki, from Marlton, New Jersey, is a catcher on the baseball team who is double majoring in physics and computer science, with a 3.47 GPA.

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's STEM faculty are soliciting questions from the university community and area residents, with responses to be published in The Burlington Times-News and Today at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ.

Out in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics is a national organization for students and professionals in STEM fields.